Arturo Infante Villarreal, National Coordinator of the Sustainable Development of biofuels, Colombia, noted that the national policy is oriented to promote sustainable production of biofuels and diversify its energy matrix.

Dan Arvizu, Director of National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US, noted the promise for renewables can be realized if we aggressively seek a global sustainable energy economy, accelerate investment in technology innovation and acknowledge and mitigate the carbon challenge with the necessary policies.

Erico Spinadel, President of the AAEE underscored that Germany’s installed windpower capacity is larger than all of Argentina’s electric capacity.

Round Table 5 : "Bioenergy – Potentials and Challenges in Industry"

Pradeep Monga, Chief of the Renewable and Rural Energy Unit, UNIDO, outlined bioenergy and its potentials and challenges for the industry sector.

Semida Silveira, Head of Division of the Energy and Climate Studies, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Sweden, said that Africa and Latin America are the regions with the biggest potential for the production of bioenergy.

Arnaldo Cesar Da Silva Walter, Campinas University (UNICAMP), Brazil, highlighted the importance of the concept of biorefineries, noting the existence of different levels of integration.

Mentor Poveda, OLADE, outlined the small hydro potential in the Latin America region and noted the importance of including energy efficiency in national plans.

Arun Kumar, Alternate Hydro Energy Centre, IIT Roorkee, India.

Firmino Mucavele, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), outlined the problems faced by African countries, such as: low economic development; high concentration of population in rural areas; and high oil costs; and increases food insecurity.